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C. J. LaCivita
Professor Emeritus
Defense Resources Management Institute
Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981

C. J. LaCivita, professor emeritus of economics, graduated from the University of Detroit with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1969. Upon receiving his bachelor’s degree, he was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot for five years. After leaving the air force, he earned an M.B.A. from Valdosta State University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1981. From 1981 to 1985, he was assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

In May 1985, Dr. LaCivita joined the DRMI faculty as an assistant professor. He served as the DRMI assistant director for academic programs from 1988 to 1991, DRMI deputy executive director from 1991 to 1993 and DRMI executive director from 1993 to 2011. From October 1, 2001 to October 15, 2002, he served as the acting dean of the School of International Graduate Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). In January 2009, he was appointed as the founding chair of the Global Public Policy Academic Group. He also served as a member of the oversight commission for the Certified Defense Financial Manager program from its inception through 2008. 

He has published widely in a number of areas in economics and defense resources management. His work has appeared in the Journal of Business, Journal of Urban Economics, National Tax Journal, International Journal of Forecasting, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Armed Forces Comptroller, and Defence Analysis among others.